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"Egypt is the next domino to fall and, as they say, so goes Egypt so goes the Middle East." - Robert Baer, former Middle East-based CIA operative, author of See No Evil and Sleeping with the Devil.
―This book is stunning in its revelations of Mubarak's stranglehold on every aspect of life in this glorious, long- suffering nation. Connecting one mysterious dot to the next, the author teases the reader from chapter to chapter as he lucidly explains the details of Egypt's worst kept secrets of all...the ‗secret' of Mubarak's power and how he plans to rule from his own royal crypt.‖ - Professor Tate Miller, Monterey Institute of International Studies.
―Let me give you the four scariest words I can't pronounce in Arabic: Egypt after Mubarak. Mubarak's emergency rule dictatorship is deep into its third decade, making him one of Egypt's most durable pharaohs. His succession plan is clear: Son Gamal tries to replicate Beijing's model of economic reform, forestalling political reform...‖
- Thomas Barnett, Esquire columnist and author of ―The Country to Watch: Egypt.‖ ―U.S. policymakers now face a difficult choice: continuing to support the iron-fisted rule of Mubarak and his likely hand-picked successor, or backing a beleaguered democratic opposition that some believe could open the door to Islamic fundamentalist rule‖. - Voice of America.
―The Last Pharaoh is nuanced and remarkably thorough. The simplicity of the style and content makes this book required reading for students, journalists, policymakers and general public in order to understand the mechanisms of authoritarianism and despotism in Egypt and Arab countries.‖ - Political Science Professor, Noureddine Jebnoun, Georgetown University.
Amazon.com Review
“This book is stunning in its revelations of Mubarak’s stranglehold on every aspect of life in this glorious, long- suffering nation. Connecting one mysterious dot to the next, the author teases the reader from chapter to chapter as he lucidly explains the details of Egypt’s worst kept secrets of all…the ‘secret’ of Mubarak’s power and how he plans to rule from his own royal crypt.”
- Professor Tate Miller, Monterey Institute of International Studies.
“Let me give you the four scariest words I can't pronounce in Arabic: Egypt after Mubarak. Mubarak's emergency rule dictatorship is deep into its third decade, making him one of Egypt's most durable pharaohs. His succession plan is clear: Son Gamal tries to replicate Beijing's model of economic reform, forestalling political reform...”
- Thomas Barnett, Esquire columnist and author of “The Country to Watch: Egypt.”
“U.S. policymakers now face a difficult choice: continuing to support the iron-fisted rule of Mubarak and his likely hand-picked successor, or backing a beleaguered democratic opposition that some believe could open the door to Islamic fundamentalist rule.”
- Voice of America.
“Equally alarming is the rise of anti-American and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in Egypt’s state media and society. Haunted by the memories of the overnight fall of the Shah of Iran to the Ayatollahs, U.S. policymakers fear a similar event in Egypt. Obama is likely to face an unbelievably bad choice in the largest Arab country. Elaasar’s book is indeed an eye opener.”
- Swiss News Agency
“With so much at stake, the West is slowly coming to grips with a new reality; a reality which no single book or author could possibly address. The Last Pharaoh should be indispensable to anyone hoping to understand Egypt’s role, not only the Middle East, but the potential for Mubarak’s Egypt to impact the destiny of global events.”
